Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
SOC Code: 51-9196
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenderss examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 81.8/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis.
AI-Proof Score: 81.8 — Very High
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Median Salary
$49,390
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Job Growth
-6.3%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Operation and Control
- •Quality Control Analysis
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Critical Thinking
- •Monitoring
Common Tasks
- ✓Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.
- ✓Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper forming, glue flow, or pasteboard tension.
- ✓Start machines and move controls to regulate tension on pressure rolls, to synchronize speed of machine components, and to adjust temperatures of glue or paraffin.
- ✓Disassemble machines to maintain, repair, or replace broken or worn parts, using hand or power tools.
- ✓Install attachments to machines for gluing, folding, printing, or cutting.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation